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Industry

Peach on repeat

Olivia Rodrigo for Lancôme Idôle Peach ‘N Roses. Below the jump, Julia Roberts for Lancôme La Vie Est Belle L’Elixir Very Cherry. Read the rest of this article »

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Industry

Tuesday scent of the day 8/11

It’s (teapot) Tuesday. Birthdays today: Alex Haley, Steve Wozniak, Inès de La Fressange, Joe Jackson. What fragrance are you wearing? I’m wearing L’Artisan Parfumeur Séville à l’Aube, because Glannys mentioned it over the weekend. Tea at the moment is Harney CTC Assam. Reminder: on 8/14, for National Creamsicle Day, wear a creamsicle fragrance, if you have one... Read the rest of this article »

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Industry

I remake a scent that their mom or grandma wore

She says she’s able to fine-tune a fragrance using an old bottle or a sample or a list of notes: “I remake a scent that their mom or grandma wore, and it takes them right back to being with them, and it brings tears to people’s eyes, and that makes it all worth it.” — Read more in Missing a discontinued perfume? This Nantucket family business can smell it back into existence at The Boston Globe.

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Industry

Three More from Naomi Goodsir

Perfume PosseThree More from Naomi Goodsir Is everybody off on their August break? Possibly. Well, the perfume sniffage never stops. Here’s a quick run-down of three more Naomi Goodsirs, I bought the whole sample set since I loved this one. Corpus Equus (Bertrand Duchafour, 2021) –... Continue Reading → Perfume PosseThree More from Naomi Goodsir

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Manicure

Perfume PosseManicure As of one minute after midnight this past Saturday we’re under a hosepipe ban here. Meaning: no using a hose to water the garden at all. A bowl in the shower to catch water. It’s so so ironic that at... Continue Reading → Perfume PosseManicure

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La Serenissima by Statik Olfactive Winner

Wearing La Serenissima by Statik Olfactive composed by American perfumer Chris Undi is like letting the Venetian Isles graze my skin. The post La Serenissima by Statik Olfactive Winner appeared first on ÇaFleureBon Perfume Blog.

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Lazy 3-day weekend poll ~ open thread, early-to-mid August 2026

Saturday is National Happiness Happens Day plus International Cat Day, Sunday is National Book Lovers Day, Monday is National S’mores Day and World Lion Day. We’re celebrating all the holidays with our same old open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the last perfume you wanted to wear but it was too darned hot, whatever. Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer... Read the rest of this article »

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Ingredients

Penhaligon’s Portraits Intense ~ new fragrances

Penhaligon’s has launched Intense versions of four fragrances in the brand’s Portraits collection: The Blazing Mister Sam Intense, Changing Constance Intense, The Coveted Duchess Rose Intense and The Tragedy of Lord George Intense... Read the rest of this article »

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Launches

By Kilian Cocktail Collection ~ new fragrances

Later this month, French niche line By Kilian will launch the Cocktail Collection, with three fragrances: Midnight Espresso, Piña Paraíso and Sparkling Royal... Read the rest of this article »

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Launches

Victoria’s Secret Tease Strawberry Bisou ~ new perfume

Victoria’s Secret will launch Tease Strawberry Bisou, a new limited edition fruity gourmand fragrance. Tease Strawberry Bisou is a sort of flanker to 2007’s Sexy Little Things, via 2010’s Sexy Little Things Noir Tease (which became Noir Tease for short), and which was a flanker to 2008’s Sexy Little Things Noir... Read the rest of this article »

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